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Shocking video of a Des Moines police officer slamming a teenage girl to the ground has parents concerned.

It happened right outside the DART Central Station.

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The teens who recorded the video are very upset, but the Des Moines Police Department says the video doesn't tell the whole story.

"We could see that the situation was escalating," Des Moines police Sgt. Paul Parizek said.

The video has sparked community uproar.

"Maced, body-slammed and tased -- I mean, for a 14-year-old kid, that's probably a pretty traumatic experience," said Marisa Fletcher, the mother of teenage girls who were waiting for their bus Wednesday afternoon when the fight broke out.

When an officer tried to clear surrounding the surrounding area, things escalated. In the end, the two teenage girls and a boy were taken into custody.

Thirteen-year-old Taleah Davis said she got Mace in her eye.

"We had to put ice on it, and we had to keep it covered because I couldn't open it until I got home," Taleah said.

"(The officer) didn't have to put his hands on her," said Amari Davis, who filmed the encounter. "Like the way he grabbed her aggressively and threw her like she was a man. He could have just talked to her."

But with fights breaking out here regularly, officers say they have to protect the public.

"One of the problems we see is people stand around," Parizek said. "They stand around and they want to watch and record them… There's a possibility you'll get involved, whether it's intentional or unintentional."

But Fletcher said, "If you want them to respect you, you have to respect them. That's just the way the world works."

"You just can't go around manhandling people's children and think that it's not going to cause some kind of reaction in the community," she said.